Wild turkey takes flight

A wild turkey takes flight Monday, April 15, along the flooding Red Lake River on the Greenway in East Grand Forks. Wild turkeys in recent years have become more abundant in northwest Minnesota, where the Department of Natural Resources now offer...

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Eric Hylden |
Apr 21st 2019 - 7am.

A wild turkey takes flight Monday, April 15, along the flooding Red Lake River on the Greenway in East Grand Forks. (Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald)

A wild turkey takes flight Monday, April 15, along the flooding Red Lake River on the Greenway in East Grand Forks. Wild turkeys in recent years have become more abundant in northwest Minnesota, where the Department of Natural Resources now offers a hunting season. Minnesota's spring wild turkey season opened Wednesday, April 17 and continues through May 31, with season dates varying by time period. The fall season this year opens Sept. 28 and continues through Oct. 27. In North Dakota, the spring turkey season opened Saturday, April 13, and continues through May 19. The fall season opens Oct. 12. (Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald)